| git-fetch(1) |
| ============ |
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| NAME |
| ---- |
| git-fetch - Download objects and a head from another repository. |
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| SYNOPSIS |
| -------- |
| 'git-fetch' <repository> <refspec>... |
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| DESCRIPTION |
| ----------- |
| Fetches named heads or tags from another repository, along with |
| the objects necessary to complete them. |
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| The ref names and their object names of fetched refs are stored |
| in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. This information is left for a later merge |
| operation done by "git resolve" or "git octopus". |
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| OPTIONS |
| ------- |
| include::pull-fetch-param.txt[] |
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| -a, \--append:: |
| Append ref names and object names of fetched refs to the |
| existing contents of $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD. Without this |
| option old data in $GIT_DIR/FETCH_HEAD will be overwritten. |
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| -u, \--update-head-ok:: |
| By default 'git-fetch' refuses to update the head which |
| corresponds to the current branch. This flag disables the |
| check. Note that fetching into the current branch will not |
| update the index and working directory, so use it with care. |
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| Author |
| ------ |
| Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and |
| Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> |
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| Documentation |
| ------------- |
| Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. |
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| GIT |
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| Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite |
